eNote - what are they?

eNotes are an online note taking tool, that will appear from time to time as you progress through the professional learning within the Learn section. Action Team members who type up the notes can save their notes and view them later as a resource that is added to around the Learn planet.

Facilitating whole-school online training

We highly recommend that you view and practice using the Portal before you deliver the session. You will need to familiarise yourself with different sections prior to facilitating.

As a Facilitator or Action Team member you will:

Navigate through the session using arrows at the bottom right-hand of the screen

Click to move forwards or backwards through the screens

Follow the instructions of the iMentor+

Designate one Action Team member to manage the eNote++ feature of the Portal.

+The iMentor is your online instructor. She/he guides you through each session through numbered screens.

++An eNote is an electronic note-taking tool used by the Action Team to take notes to save on the Portal and use later for planning.

Creating a positive learning environment

We suggest that you observe participants as the sessions develop. They may face mental health difficulties themselves, through family members, including their own children, or with work colleagues. Participants will have a range of experiences of mental health, and it will be helpful to bring to their attention that one in five adults experience mental health difficulties early on in this session. We recommend that you emphasise the need for a safe and respectful space to discuss issues.

It could be useful here to point out that it is critical for participants to look after themselves during the day. Creating the group's Working Agreement and Promoting Self Care in the Participant Workbook is essential. Please circulate copies of the contact details for your school's Employee Assistance Program.

iMentor what is an iMentor

Internet browsers

The website has been tested on many internet browsers. Including; Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari and Chrome. We are aware of some known issues with Internet Explorer which we are trying to resolve. If you are experiencing issues with the site using this browser, we recommend trying a different internet browser if possible.

Passwords

If you have lost your password you will need to contact
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for assistance. Any changes to your online password, can have implications for the USB version of the site.

Project Officers - what help will I get from our school's Project Officer?

Project officers are available to support your schools implementation of the KidsMatter framework in every State and Territory. The email addresses and phone numbers for each State or Territory can be found here.

Support - what kind of support do we get in schools?

Here at KidsMatter Primary we can offer technical support with using the online Portal as well as support facilitating and implementing the framework within your school. Please contact your KidsMatter Project staff to discuss how they can support you in delivering professional learning. A list of State and Territory contacts can be found here.

Terms and conditions

Terms and conditions of using the Portal are in accordance with current legislation. When you first login to the Portal you will be asked to read and accept these Terms and Conditions. You will only be asked once to accept them. To read the Terms and Conditions click here.

Uploading files

The Portal allows Action Team member to upload files from their computer. This is useful if you want to collect and store all of the KidsMatter documentation in one place and enables easy access when off of school premises. Users can show and hide the upload file area which is available on the Action Team entry page as well as each of the Components.

To upload a file

Select a file to upload by clicking on the small pink circle

Browse your computers files

Select the file you wish to upload

Type in a description

Select a category you wish the file to appear around.

Select Submit.

Note: The Action Team tab has 4 categories, Action Team Business, Resources, Journey and Surveys. Each Component has 3 categories - Plan, Do and Review.

USBs

We are aware that many schools have issues with connectivity and this can impact the quality of the Professional Learning sessions we provide. To assist with any connection issues, we have developed a USB version of the site. The USB version has been designed to work offline and then 'sync' with the web version of the site when you next have connectivity.

Videos

Throughout the KidsMatter Portal there are a several embedded videos. These videos have been designed to engage and assist in the professional learning journey of school staff in the implementation of the KidsMatter framework. The videos are of high quality and can run slowly if internet bandwidth is poor. We recommend testing a session before running whole school training.

If you experience issues it could be because of the Internet Browser you are using or because of poor internet connectivity. Try using an alternative browser - See the Internet Browser section for more information.

Alternatively use the USB version of the Portal. If issues continue contact
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for advice.

Which session was I working on?

The Portal has a feature that will remember which session you where in when you visited last time. Select the Component that your school was last doing. A dialogue box will appear. Choose either OK, which will take you to your last visited session, or select Cancel to browse other sessions.